pyRevit 6.1.0 🚀

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pyRevit 6.1.0

The best of the better (kiddin’, it is good, but I am out of superlatives), with most of the bug fixes raised after the 6.0.0 release

Big changes, more bugs… It was expected, but the reactivity of the community wasn’t.
Thanks again: @pyrevti @tayOthman @OriAshkenazi @romangolev @sanzoghenzo

Highlights

  • Extensions window: Custom extension install from UI (token auth, optional path), Deselect button, dynamic action buttons.
  • pyrevit.forms: Backend split (IronPython/CPython), CPython stubs, WPF/resource and date-handling fixes.
  • Loader: Inline engine override, before/after directives, multiline titles, parsing errors logged, unicode-safe paths.
  • Section Box / Navigator: Temporary section box, temp switch, tooltips; new external event helper and Modeless example.

Changes by folder / tool

extensions/pyRevitCore.extension — Extensions

  • Custom extension install from UI (token, repo URL, path); remove username/password; support any host (e.g. GitLab).
  • Deselect button and action buttons that update with selection; full localization for custom-install section.
  • Install path selection; remove private-repo UI; wider window; config save and lazy updates; small script/docstring cleanups.

extensions/pyRevitTools.extension — Section Box, ColorSplasher, ReNumber, Isolate, Pick, ViewRange, Measure

  • Section Box Navigator: temp switch, tooltips, external event helper; SectionBox: temporary option, config fix, elements_bounding_box moved to lib.
  • ColorSplasher: list-box error handling and cleanup; ReNumber, Isolate, Pick: add title for WPF; ViewRange, Measure: external helper and small fixes.
  • XLS Export / Create Workset For Linked Element: script renames to avoid import namespace collision.

extensions/pyRevitDevTools.extension

  • Bundle Tests: remove unused Dynamo scripts; Engine Tests: CPython/forms fixes; Developer Examples: generic external event handler and Modeless example; Test ComboBox: dynamic/rich ComboBox fix.

extensions/extensions.json

  • Extension rename and repository URL updates.

pyrevitlib/pyrevit/forms

  • Backend split (IronPython/CPython), CPython stubs, WPF resource merge fix; ask_for_date and non-US date fixes; ComboBox aliases and metadata fallback.

pyrevitlib/pyrevit/extensions (extpackages, extensionmgr)

  • Config/path handling, install-path lookup, remove-flow and error-logging fixes; repo name from Git URL.

pyrevitlib/pyrevit/revit

  • Updated pick_point(); new external event helper in events.py.

dev/pyRevitLoader

  • Inline engine override; YamlDotNet parser aligned with legacy; parsing error logging; multiline title and unicode-safe user paths; before/after directives; panel background fix; ComboBox and name_config.py support; locale/config and invoke/URL button fixes.

dev/pyRevitLabs (TargetApps.Revit, Runtime)

  • Cache Revit product scan; registry/install-path handling; invoke and URL buttons fixed in Runtime.

dev/pyRevitTelemetryServer

  • Go MongoDB driver bumped to v2.

docs / CLAUDE.md

  • Forms backend and CPython contract documented; CLAUDE.md added (branch layout, docs URL, Revit/.NET versions).
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I felt it is coming; there were unusual activity around the PRs. Thank you @Jean-Marc for leading the team to navigate through this.

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Great work!

I’ve noticed one thing, don’t know if this is a bug or a feature for faster file loading:

As I’ve tendency to close my functions and classes (like wpf windows) in external modules I’ve noticed that with version 6 I need to reload whole pyRevit in order to changes in my modules to take effects. Usually my modules are within the same folder as script.py

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Thank you for the fantastic development.

I am not sure if I had a problem with the installation (I am using REVIT 2026).

I uninstall my previour pyrevit version and delete the folders under %%APPDATA%%Roaming and it seems I do not have a folder under ProgramData

As in the past, I need to attach the new version to revit:

pyrevit attach master default --installed

to make it works. It returns now:

==> Attachments
master | Product: “2026 First Customer Ship” | Engine: DEFAULT (2712) | Path: “C:\Users\Antrox\AppData\Roaming\pyRevit-Master”

Compare to my previous version, a new extension called pyRevit Bundles Creator appears and it works fine.

Then, I add my sample extension. Everything looks ok but when I type in a script:

#! python3

# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-

from pyrevit import revit

I got the error:

CPython Traceback:
interface takes exactly one argument

pyRevitLabs.PythonNet
File “C:\Users\AntroxAppData\Roaming\pyRevit-Master\pyrevitlib\pyrevit\revit\events.py”, line 160, in
_HANDLER = GenericExternalEventHandler()
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "C:\Users\AntroxAppData\Roaming\pyRevit-Master\pyrevitlib\pyrevit\revit_init.py", line 26, in
from pyrevit.revit import events
File “”, line 5, in
at Python.Runtime.PythonException.ThrowLastAsClrException()
at Python.Runtime.PythonException.ThrowIfIsNull(NewReference& ob)
at Python.Runtime.PyModule.Exec(String code, BorrowedReference _globals, BorrowedReference _locals)
at Python.Runtime.PyModule.Exec(String code, PyDict locals)
at PyRevitLabs.PyRevit.Runtime.CPythonEngine.Execute(ScriptRuntime& runtime)

whilst,

# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-

from pyrevit import revit

works just fine

Did I have a problem with the installation or I am using incorrectly CPython?

Many thanks

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Please guys,
If this is an issue you are pointing…

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